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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • December 01, 2025

    Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'

    A Florida federal court has dismissed a clothing company's abuse of process suit against an attorney of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne for being a shotgun pleading.

  • December 01, 2025

    NYC Sued Over Killer-Cop's Misconduct In False Convictions

    A Brooklyn man who was wrongfully incarcerated for one year after being railroaded by a crooked murderous cop, has filed a proposed federal class action against the city of New York on behalf of himself and 134 other people whose convictions were overturned after the former officer's misconduct came to light.

  • December 01, 2025

    Mich. Law Firm's Misrepresentation Voids Policy, Insurer Says

    An insurer asked a Michigan federal court to rescind and void a law firm's professional liability policy, saying the firm failed to disclose a potential malpractice claim arising out of its representation of the owner of medical services companies in a racketeering lawsuit and related whistleblower action.

  • December 01, 2025

    Med Mal Judge DQ Sought Over Conflict Of 'Epic Proportions'

    A Florida couple say their medical malpractice suit against a Georgia healthcare provider shouldn't have been dismissed by a Georgia federal judge, arguing the judge has a conflict of interest of "epic proportions" through her brother and sister-in-law.

  • November 26, 2025

    Cyber Co. Says Mich. Atty's Recusal Bid Based On Speculation

    A Michigan attorney's attempt to have a judge recuse from a payment dispute launched by a cybersecurity firm "is a waste of the court's time," the company has said, because her bid is based on speculation over the judge's work in a federal prosecutor's office.

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